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Maynard vs. Grant to determine lightweight no.1 contender

It will have been almost a year since Gray Maynard’s last bout when he fights TJ Grant on May 25th, but…

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Chris Palmquist
April 21, 2013 · 1 min read
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It will have been almost a year since Gray Maynard’s last bout when he fights TJ Grant on May 25th, but it will be an important bout as the winner will now fight for the UFC lightweight title:

UFC president Dana White, closing out the UFC on Fox 7 post-fight press conference, quelled any speculation about a rematch by announcing that another pair of contenders would determine who gets the next shot at Henderson.

Gray Maynard is ranked number three (in the official UFC Rankings). TJ Grant is ranked number seven, said White. Those guys are gonna fight at UFC 160 on May 25. The winner of that fight is gonna fight Ben Henderson next.

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